{"id":29790,"date":"2025-09-15T05:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29790"},"modified":"2025-09-15T05:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:54:10","slug":"charlie-kirks-suspected-killer-brought-into-custody-after-confessing-to-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/09\/15\/charlie-kirks-suspected-killer-brought-into-custody-after-confessing-to-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk&#8217;s suspected killer brought into custody after confessing to father"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A 22-year-old from Utah has been arrested over the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while on stage at a university event earlier this week.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tyler Robinson was taken into custody late on Thursday, after a 33-hour manhunt that ended after his father helped persuade him to surrender to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His arrest was first announced by US President Donald Trump, who called for the suspect to face the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The killing of Kirk, who was shot while debating with students on Wednesday, has shocked Americans and laid bare the country&#8217;s sharp partisan divisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9dxexl7glvo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shooting throws Utah students into heart of US political divide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cz9je8lxge4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;I will never let your legacy die&#8217; &#8211; Charlie Kirk&#8217;s widow gives tearful address after shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Investigators said at a news conference on Friday that the suspect had confessed to his father and said he would rather take his own life than surrender. The father then called a youth pastor who is a family friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Both men tried to calm the suspect down, police said. The pastor, who also serves as a court security officer, later called the US Marshals, who detained the suspect at around 22:00 local time on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Utah&#8217;s Governor Spencer Cox said surveillance images showed Mr Robinson arriving on the campus of Utah Valley University around four hours before a shot rang out, killing Kirk and sending students running for cover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cox told journalists that when Mr Robinson was taken into custody, he was wearing clothing similar to what was seen on CCTV cameras at the scene of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The governor added that investigators had interviewed a family member, who said the suspect had become more political in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cox said the family member had spoken of a recent incident when Mr Robinson had mentioned that Kirk was coming to Utah and that he &#8220;was full of hate and spreading hate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cox said investigators had also spoken to a roommate of the suspect who had shown them exchanges of messages with an account named &#8220;Tyler&#8221; on the messaging app Discord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The messages referred to a need to retrieve a rifle from &#8220;a drop point&#8221; and the firearm being left in a bush, wrapped in a towel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The FBI said on Thursday that they had found the suspected weapon &#8211; an imported Mauser .30-06 bolt action rifle &#8211; wrapped in a towel in a wooded area near campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cox told reporters that inscriptions had been found engraved on casings recovered with the rifle, which had a scope mounted on top of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The inscriptions included &#8220;hey fascist! CATCH!&#8221; and &#8220;O Bella ciao, Bella ciao&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Bella ciao&#8221; means &#8220;goodbye beautiful&#8221; in Italian. It is also the title of a song dedicated to the Italian resistance that fought against the occupying troops of Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1t31ybn-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/1280\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/9203\/live\/da6ab410-901e-11f0-84c8-99de564f0440.png 976w\" alt=\"Map showing an overview of the UVU campus and where Kirk was sitting in an outdoor quad, approximately 130 metres from a roof on a building where the suspect was spotted and is believed to have fired the fatal shot. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"820\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Utah&#8217;s governor said he was not aware of any potential further arrests in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">State prosecutors said they planned to file formal charges against Mr Robinson on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He is accused of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice, and felony discharge of a firearm, according to a Utah County Sheriff inmate booking sheet obtained by the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Students at Utah Valley University told the BBC they were relieved to hear of the arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The campus has been closed since the shooting on Wednesday afternoon &#8211; with yellow tape and police vehicles blocking much of the school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He was apprehended in Washington County, which is where I&#8217;m from,&#8221; said first-year student McKinley Shinkle. &#8220;I just feel deeply ashamed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely relieved,&#8221; added McKinley&#8217;s cousin Anthony. &#8220;I&#8217;m just anxious now to hear his motives and why this happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Public records viewed by the BBC suggest Mr Robinson had registered as an unaffiliated &#8211; or nonpartisan &#8211; voter in Utah in the past. Matthew Carl Robinson, the suspect&#8217;s father, and Amber Denise Robinson, the suspect&#8217;s mother, are registered Republicans, state records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Voting records indicate that he did not vote in the last presidential election, according to CBS News, the BBC&#8217;s US partner. He was not old enough to vote in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The suspect lives in St George, Utah, near Zion National Park, about 250 miles (400km) south-west of the campus where Kirk was shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He is a third-year student in an electrical apprenticeship programme at Dixie Technical College in south-west Utah, where he lived, a spokesperson for Utah Valley University (UVU) told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Social media accounts indicate Mr Robinson&#8217;s father runs a kitchen countertop and cabinet installation business, while his mother is a social worker. 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